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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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